World Cup bolsters established Qatar’s multimillion dollar U.S. influence operation, overshadows human rights concerns
The Qatari government has paid registered foreign agents $72.3 million since 2015, the first year it significantly ramped up its U.S. influence operation.
Incoming GOP House armed services and defense appropriations chairs top recipients of defense sector contributions
Incoming House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Ken Calvert received more money from defense sector affiliates than any other lawmaker during the 2022 election cycle.
Georgia Senate race is now the most expensive of the 2022 midterms (Marketplace) “As of right now we’ve seen more than $425 million going to total spending,” said Anna Massoglia, the editorial and investigations manager at OpenSecrets. She said much of that money comes from super PACs. They can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money.
